Don't Litter

According to the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water, the most common form of litter is the cigarette butt. On average, Tamworth Regional Council issues over one hundred infringements for cigarette littering offences each year.

any other material, substance or thing deposited in or on a place if its size, shape, nature or volume makes the place where it was deposited disorderly or detrimentally affects the proper use of that place, deposited in or on a place, whether or not it has any value when or after being deposited in or on the place

What are littering offences

On-the-spot fines (penalty notices or penalty infringement notices) can be issued for various offences. On-the-spot fines are usually issued for minor, one-off offences.

Different on-the-spot fines apply depending on the litter involved and the circumstances of the case: